Albumen photograph of Custer in buckskin, 4 x 5.5 in., on mount marked J.A. Scholten, St. Louis, MO, 6 x 9.75 in. Illustrated in Katz' Custer in Photographs (K-113). Taken in St. Louis by James A. Scholten about January 24, 1872 when Custer was involved in a buffalo hunt with Czar Alexander of Russia, this image originally appeared as a tipped-in addition to the Philadelphia Photographer, a 19th century trade publication for professional photographers. A scarce original image, widely copied and issued in cabinet format after the Battle of Little Big Horn. Condition: Very few spots on mount; some toning to photograph.
Albumen photograph of Custer in buckskin, 4 x 5.5 in., on mount marked J.A. Scholten, St. Louis, MO, 6 x 9.75 in. Illustrated in Katz' Custer in Photographs (K-113). Taken in St. Louis by James A. Scholten about January 24, 1872 when Custer was involved in a buffalo hunt with Czar Alexander of Russia, this image originally appeared as a tipped-in addition to the Philadelphia Photographer, a 19th century trade publication for professional photographers. A scarce original image, widely copied and issued in cabinet format after the Battle of Little Big Horn. Condition: Very few spots on mount; some toning to photograph.
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